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Object Number
51-16-00/1.270
Display Title
Arctic Voyage of Schooner Polar Bear - Sprague Brooks digging in ruined house, St. Lawrence Island
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on Photograph: "[verso] W. S. brooks digging in ruined house / St Lawrence Island 1913. This is where / the small ivory animals came from. / Samuel Mixter 1951"
Department
Photographic
Date
1913
Artist
Dr. Samuel J. Mixter
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Alaska
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Nome Census Area
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St. Lawrence Island
Materials
Print, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 × 15.24 cm (4 × 6 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Elisabeth Morss
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